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Show Wednesday, 20. May 1998 Beautiful Athletes Special - 7 fT? , T rr - a - r . i rv j j itv . St' Iff, 4 n 1 4 1 "3 ilfl " ... DANNY SCHULTZ IS a " ' time to take his photo. He likes being around people. And his journey to make it onto the U swim team is nothing short of a classic American success pital-volunle- ' boy-ncxt-do- kinda guy. The type of guy anyone's mother would want her daughter to bring home to meet the family, Rrbof? HowVthis: die Ovromde had to interrupt his hos- - - i ir:, "u?:;,:mk er Although he had always been swimmer, he didiVt know if he. was good enough to make the univer- sity team. He talked to the swim coach about joining the story, team as a. walk-o. ' for is that n swim-on?- ), and the coach told iiim his chances were 'slim to none.' Undaunted, Danny persisted until the coach gave him a shot. His " " - - - - ... , ' performance impressed everyone, and now he's a cap- lain of the men's swim' team, He says athletics have- - taught him a lot about the principles of success, especial- hard work. Schultz grew up in ly good St. Louis, Mo., and attended Francis Howell High School and St. Louis University before transferring to the U. ' Married since December, he loves to spend time with his wife. He is fluent in Italian, having served an LDS mission in Italy. He is majoring in physical ther- - apy, wliich he hopes will allow him to continue spending lime with and helping as many people as he can. f Just what you'd expect from the boy next door. Christy Karras photo by Johanna Workman |